ATTORNEY AND STAFF PROFILES
AV Rated Los Angeles Attorneys
At Marlin & Saltzman, we are proud of our lawyers and the representation we bring our clients. For more than 30 years we have been helping clients throughout California gain fair compensation for their employment lawsuits, their consumer class action injuries and catastrophic injuries cases.
We have received an AV rating, the highest ethical and high-quality rating that a law firm can receive. Collectively, our firm has over 135 combined years of legal experience. Law360.com has selected Marlin & Saltzman as one of the top class action employment plaintiff firms in the United States, and our founding partner, Stanley D. Saltzman, has been consistently recognized by California Super Lawyers.
Our firm frequently partners with other firms to work on important cases and has paid over $50 million in referral fees. We have had great success working with clients who have been referred to us by others, as well as working as a team with other firms. We value our relationships with both co-counseling and referring attorneys and are proud of our winning record when others have reached out to us for help.
Stanley D.
Saltzman
Partner
Stan Saltzman, a founding partner of Marlin & Saltzman, is a highly-respected trial attorney with over 30 years of experience in employment and consumer class action law.
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Alan S.
Lazar
Partner
Alan Lazar is our partner in charge of our mass tort practice cases, regularly taking on corporate America in pursuit of pharmaceutical product liability and personal injury lawsuits.
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Stephen P.
O’Dell
Associate Attorney
Stephen O’Dell is a seasoned class action litigator with over 25 years of experience.
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Cody R.
Kennedy
Associate Attorney
Cody Kennedy is experienced in a variety of complex litigation proceedings, focusing on matters ranging from employment and consumer protection class actions to mass tort litigation.
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Tatiana G.
Avakian
Associate Attorney
Tatiana G. Avakian has a passion for protecting employees’ rights and has extensive experience in discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination cases, as well as wage and hour class actions.
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Corey S.
Smith
Associate Attorney
Corey S. Smith is an associate attorney with experience in every stage of the pre-trial litigation process. His innate drive to help others well-equips him for his role with Marlin & Saltzman.
Karen I.
Gold
Associate Attorney
Karen is a seasoned litigator with over a decade of experience handling a wide range of class action, mass tort, and business cases.
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Aaron D.
Boal
Associate Attorney
Aaron D. Boal is an associate attorney with a breadth of experience, from serving in Iraq as a military officer to working at a fortune 50 company. Aaron utilizes those experiences as a lawyer to vindicate worker’s and victim’s rights.
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Support Staff
Jody
Rosen
Paralegal
Jody Rosen is a valued member of the firm’s paralegal team, providing high-level support to attorneys and clients.
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Sandy
Laranjo
Paralegal/Administrative Assistant
Sandy Laranjo brings over 35 years of vast litigation experience including legal secretarial, paralegal and office administration responsibilities.
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Alissa
Hayden
Director of Marketing
Alissa Hayden, director of marketing, is an integrated marketing and social media strategist with experience in the legal, financial and consumer industries.
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